Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed efforts to end the Ukraine conflict, and that Macron accepted India’s invitation to the AI Impact Summit in February 2026.
• Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba announced he will resign as Liberal Democratic Party president and step down as prime minister to avoid divisions within the ruling party, according to his address and agency reports.
• Outlets report Russia launched about 805 drones and 13 missiles at Ukraine in what they describe as the largest such attack of the war.
• India and the United States have begun a joint military exercise in Alaska, according to news reports.
• International Literacy Day is being marked today, with UNESCO’s observance focusing attention on global progress and persistent gaps in basic reading and writing skills.